diff --git a/other/java/examples/src/main/java/com/seaweedfs/examples/WatchFiles.java b/other/java/examples/src/main/java/com/seaweedfs/examples/WatchFiles.java
index c4f4c81b0..e489cb3b1 100644
--- a/other/java/examples/src/main/java/com/seaweedfs/examples/WatchFiles.java
+++ b/other/java/examples/src/main/java/com/seaweedfs/examples/WatchFiles.java
@@ -1,38 +1,42 @@
 package com.seaweedfs.examples;
 
 import seaweedfs.client.FilerClient;
-import seaweedfs.client.FilerGrpcClient;
 import seaweedfs.client.FilerProto;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
 public class WatchFiles {
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
-        FilerGrpcClient filerGrpcClient = new FilerGrpcClient("localhost", 18888);
-        FilerClient filerClient = new FilerClient(filerGrpcClient);
+
+        FilerClient filerClient = new FilerClient("localhost", 18888);
+
+        long sinceNs = (System.currentTimeMillis() - 3600 * 1000) * 1000000L;
 
         Iterator<FilerProto.SubscribeMetadataResponse> watch = filerClient.watch(
                 "/buckets",
-                "exampleClient",
-                System.currentTimeMillis() * 1000000L
+                "exampleClientName",
+                sinceNs
         );
 
+        System.out.println("Connected to filer, subscribing from " + new Date());
+
         while (watch.hasNext()) {
             FilerProto.SubscribeMetadataResponse event = watch.next();
             FilerProto.EventNotification notification = event.getEventNotification();
-            if (notification.getNewParentPath() != null) {
+            if (!event.getDirectory().equals(notification.getNewParentPath())) {
                 // move an entry to a new directory, possibly with a new name
                 if (notification.hasOldEntry() && notification.hasNewEntry()) {
-                    System.out.println("move " + event.getDirectory() + "/" + notification.getOldEntry().getName() + " to " + notification.getNewParentPath() + "/" + notification.getNewEntry().getName());
+                    System.out.println("moved " + event.getDirectory() + "/" + notification.getOldEntry().getName() + " to " + notification.getNewParentPath() + "/" + notification.getNewEntry().getName());
                 } else {
                     System.out.println("this should not happen.");
                 }
             } else if (notification.hasNewEntry() && !notification.hasOldEntry()) {
-                System.out.println("create entry " + event.getDirectory() + "/" + notification.getNewEntry().getName());
+                System.out.println("created entry " + event.getDirectory() + "/" + notification.getNewEntry().getName());
             } else if (!notification.hasNewEntry() && notification.hasOldEntry()) {
-                System.out.println("delete entry " + event.getDirectory() + "/" + notification.getOldEntry().getName());
+                System.out.println("deleted entry " + event.getDirectory() + "/" + notification.getOldEntry().getName());
             } else if (notification.hasNewEntry() && notification.hasOldEntry()) {
                 System.out.println("updated entry " + event.getDirectory() + "/" + notification.getNewEntry().getName());
             }